COVID-19 cases in India breach 66-lakh mark

COVID-19 cases in India breach 66-lakh mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 66 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 55,86,703 pushing the recovery rate to 84.34 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 66,23,815 with 74,442 people testing positive for the infection […]

Under fire, CM Adityanath orders CBI probe; Gandhis meet victim’s family

Under fire, CM Adityanath orders CBI probe; Gandhis meet victim’s family

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday recommended a CBI probe into the death of a Dalit woman who was brutally assaulted and allegedly gangraped by four upper caste men in Hathras. The CM’s directive comes as Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the family of the victim, declaring they will fight for justice. “The […]

India’s COVID-19 death toll crosses one lakh

India’s COVID-19 death toll crosses one lakh

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 death toll crossed one lakh and the infection tally climbed to 64,73,544, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 54 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 83.84 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.   The total coronavirus cases mounted to 64,73,544 with 79,476 […]

PM Modi inaugurates world’s longest highway tunnel in Rohtang

PM Modi inaugurates world’s longest highway tunnel in Rohtang

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategically important all-weather Atal Tunnel, which reduces the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the travel time by four to five hours, at Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh. Atal Tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation, is the longest highway tunnel in the world. The […]

India’s Covid-19 tally mounts past 6.47 million, recoveries over 5.4 million

India’s Covid-19 tally mounts past 6.47 million, recoveries over 5.4 million

India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) mounted to 6,473,544 after 79,476 new infections and 1,069 related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union health ministry on Saturday. The number of active cases was 944,996 and the country’s death toll mounted to 100,842, the health ministry’s dashboard showed […]

Covid-19 vaccine alone won’t curb spread of virus, report warns

Covid-19 vaccine alone won’t curb spread of virus, report warns

A report of Royal Society’s DELVE (Data Evaluation and Learning for Viral Epidemics) Initiative suggests that there are serious challenges to developing, evaluating, manufacturing and distributing the vaccine. Why have scientists not been able to develop the vaccine yet? A successful vaccine stimulates immune responses that negate chances of transmission of infection and reduce risk […]

Hathras Case Protest: Hundreds Gather At Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, CM Arvind Kejriwal Joins

Hathras Case Protest: Hundreds Gather At Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, CM Arvind Kejriwal Joins

Hundreds of protestors have gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the brutal gang-rape of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on September 14. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has joined the protest. “There should be no politics on this issue. Why should such an incident happen in UP, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mumbai or Delhi? […]

India’s COVID-19 tally nears 64 lakh with 81,484 new infections

India’s COVID-19 tally nears 64 lakh with 81,484 new infections

New Delhi:india’s COVID-19 caseload inched closer to 64 lakh-mark with 81,484 infections reported in a day, while the number of people who recuperated from the disease crossed 53 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 83.70 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country mounted to63,94,068, […]

Covid-19: India set to cross 100,000 deaths today

Covid-19: India set to cross 100,000 deaths today

India will cross the 100,000-mark for deaths due to Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), today. With 1,093 new deaths recorded on Thursday, the death toll due to the highly infectious viral disease has touched 99,824 so far in the country, according to the government data. At least 80% Covid-19 deaths are reported from 10 states, of which […]